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[Thornquist]

John Epler wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

John Epler wrote...

Mangiraffedog.

Thanks for the flashbacks John. I'll just leave this here.

You are literally the worst person on these forums right now.

Sorry, to laugh at your expense John - but in hindsight, that whole debacle is quite hilarious to read about. As is your comment

[Noblewolf]

John Epler wrote...

living through Mangiraffedog. My skin is appropriately thick.

I remeber him he must have bought at leat 3 copys of mass effect 2 per day

Modifié par Noblewolf, 17 avril 2012 - 11:40 .

[Isichar]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Isichar wrote...

Why are there DA mods in here answering questions rather then people from the ME...

Because the Dragon Age developers have always been more willing to engage with fans than the Mass Effect developers.

This probably began because the Dragon Age forums were open for years prior to the game shipping. It was a small group and the posters were mostly people who'd been on the BioWare forums for years. It was casual enough that developers didn't have to feel like they were always on the defensive.

When the ME forums opened up, it wasn't a pleasant place to be, so the developers never got into the habit of chatting with people.

John Epler wrote...

You are literally the worst person on these forums right now.

That's going in my signature.

Psh well i guess the DA writers are just better at handling its fans 

[hoorayforicecream]

Isichar wrote...

Psh well i guess the DA writers are just better at handling its fans 

They get their share of death threats. I only wish I was kidding.

[Isichar]

hoorayforicecream wrote...

Isichar wrote...

Psh well i guess the DA writers are just better at handling its fans 

They get their share of death threats. I only wish I was kidding.

And yet they are still here talking with us, that shows you something.

[Diablos2525]

John Epler wrote...

I have a bottle of work scotch. Many of them, I imagine, do not.

More seriously, though - we can post without worrying about committing to anything, or inadvertently saying things we aren't supposed to about the ME series. I know slightly more about their plans than the people here, but only slightly - otherwise, I have my head in Dragon Age all day.

And, of course, I am a sucker for the community. I weathered the post-DA2 forum storm, living through Mangiraffedog. My skin is appropriately thick.

While this may be true, when I lurked in the Dragon Age 2 forums and read back a few pages I see you respond there quite a bit as does David Gaider, whereas no one on The Mass Effect 3 team has responded in these forums in about a month. Do you think it's because of the ending controversy, if the end hadn't been such a let-down do you think we would of seen more Mass Effect team members posting here?

[rolson00]

Bioware staff trying to help out and inform fans? wow what jerks they must be

[Thornquist]

hoorayforicecream wrote...

Isichar wrote...

Psh well i guess the DA writers are just better at handling its fans 

They get their share of death threats. I only wish I was kidding.

It should be mandatory for forum moderators, and generally anyone interacting on internet forums to play any type of  Dota game, you need a thick skin in this type of profession.

[Diablos2525]

Thornquist wrote...

John Epler wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

John Epler wrote...

Mangiraffedog.

Thanks for the flashbacks John. I'll just leave this here.

You are literally the worst person on these forums right now.

Sorry, to laugh at your expense John - but in hindsight, that whole debacle is quite hilarious to read about. As is your comment

What is the Mangiraffedog debacle? 

[Allan Schumacher]

John Epler wrote...

I have a bottle of work scotch. Many of them, I imagine, do not.

More seriously, though - we can post without worrying about committing to anything, or inadvertently saying things we aren't supposed to about the ME series. I know slightly more about their plans than the people here, but only slightly - otherwise, I have my head in Dragon Age all day.

And, of course, I am a sucker for the community. I weathered the post-DA2 forum storm, living through Mangiraffedog. My skin is appropriately thick.

You were significantly braver than I!  I paid my dues in Tech Support forums and then paid my psychiatrist even more! >.>

Note:  Not technically a mod of this forum!

[PhoenixDove1]

@RaenImrahl and @John Epler

I just want to say it makes me happy that you guys are engaging in the discussions even just as fans.  I lol'd to your responses on the picture that was just posted.  Why can't the ME guys be more like you?  And please don't take that in a bad way.  I'm not saying their wrong, it would just... I don't know... make me feel better if we could feel as if we are talking to them not at them.  Anyway, ~hugs~ both of you. 

Edit:  And Allen Shumacher!!  Glad you posted could not remember your last name, I'm new to most of this and am still learning names ~hugs~ you too

Modifié par PhoenixDove1, 17 avril 2012 - 11:55 .

[Sil]

Thanks for being brave and conversing with us, DA mods! You guys are wonderful!

If you want, feel free to converse with me in my thread in my sig...*hint, hint, subtle hint*

[Isichar]

Allan Schumacher wrote...

John Epler wrote...

I have a bottle of work scotch. Many of them, I imagine, do not.

More seriously, though - we can post without worrying about committing to anything, or inadvertently saying things we aren't supposed to about the ME series. I know slightly more about their plans than the people here, but only slightly - otherwise, I have my head in Dragon Age all day.

And, of course, I am a sucker for the community. I weathered the post-DA2 forum storm, living through Mangiraffedog. My skin is appropriately thick.

You were significantly braver than I!  I paid my dues in Tech Support forums and then paid my psychiatrist even more! >.>

Note:  Not technically a mod of this forum!

Sorry i just meant the bioware employees in these forums in general. Regardless of what position your here as (even if only just as a fan) though its still appreciated.

Modifié par Isichar, 17 avril 2012 - 11:56 .

[ShepardTheHopeful]

Leave the DA guys alone at least they're bothering to respond it's better than complete silence.

[sth88]

Thank you for being willing to talk to us candidly, John. I know for myself (and for a lot of my fellow anti-enders) it has been very easy to slip into an Us vs. Bioware mentality after all the official statements which have been (perhaps inevitably) carefully guarded by PR and fairly vague/non-committal, and that mentality is the LAST thing I want to happen. Your open and honest communication with the fans, even though you aren't a member of the ME team, goes a long way in healing the relationship between Bioware and the community.

Even though I'm pretty new to these forums, I've always had a lot of respect for Bioware and how they have been able to build such a passionate following. I'm certainly still frustrated with the way Bioware has handled this whole situation, but it puts my mind at least a little bit at ease to be having open dialogue with people like you and Allan.

Modifié par sth88, 18 avril 2012 - 12:01 .

[Isichar]

Sil wrote...

Thanks for being brave and conversing with us, DA mods! You guys are wonderful!

If you want, feel free to converse with me in my thread in my sig...*hint, hint, subtle hint*

Im sure a little persuasion would work well for that, I hear Epler likes scotch *hint hint*

[Isichar]

sth88 wrote...

Thank you for being willing to talk to us candidly, John. I know for myself (and for a lot of my fellow anti-enders) it has been very easy to slip into an Us vs. Bioware mentality after all the official statements which have been (perhaps inevitably) carefully guarded by PR and fairly vague/non-committal, and that mentality is the LAST thing I want to happen. Your open and honest communication with the fans, even though you aren't a member of the ME team, goes a long way in healing the relationship between Bioware and the community.

Even though I'm pretty new to these forums, I've always had a lot of respect for Bioware and how they have been able to build such a passionate following. I'm certainly still frustrated with the way Bioware has handled this whole situation, but it puts my mind at least a little bit at ease to be having open dialogue with people like you and Allan.

You and me are on the same page buddy

[Thornquist]

Diablos2525 wrote...


What is the Mangiraffedog debacle? 

Google it, thats what I did.

[XTR3M3]

why is it so shocking to people that the mods and staff are people just like we are?

I bet some of their skin is thicker than that badss leather N7 jacket my manShep sports in ME3 casual lol.

[Sil]

Isichar wrote...

Sil wrote...

Thanks for being brave and conversing with us, DA mods! You guys are wonderful!

If you want, feel free to converse with me in my thread in my sig...*hint, hint, subtle hint*

Im sure a little persuasion would work well for that, I hear Epler likes scotch *hint hint*

Scotch you say?

*Waves Virtual Scotch at Epler* Here Epler! There's a good Bioware worker!

[ShepardTheHopeful]

XTR3M3 wrote...

why is it so shocking to people that the mods and staff are people just like we are?

I bet some of their skin is thicker than that badss leather N7 jacket my manShep sports in ME3 casual lol.

I'm pretty sure Casey Hudson is a failed robot. No one looks that much like Seth Mcfarlane without being a failed experiment. 

[Isichar]

XTR3M3 wrote...

why is it so shocking to people that the mods and staff are people just like we are?

I bet some of their skin is thicker than that badss leather N7 jacket my manShep sports in ME3 casual lol.

All the more reason we should be able to talk with them. The longer they remain in silence from the fans the more the gap between those fans and those employees grow, they will only see what the loudest fans have to say, which is rarely posative

Modifié par Isichar, 18 avril 2012 - 12:08 .

[Nostradamoose]

Eh, we love you guys

[BladyMZ]

Thanks to this thread I went to check out Casey's Twitter account (which I used to monitor hourly before ME3 launch). Dear Lord, not a word from the Project Director about his game all this time? I mean, if we all accepted the endings they gave us, he propably would be like OPARATION HYDRA!! or NEW WEAPONS PACK etc. but with all this (justified) hate towards endings (which he talked about ONCE in some small interview week after game launch) there is like no way to go - he pretends all is well, he gets smacked. He admits failiure, he gets swamped. He took only possible option - synthe... I mean - vacation

[Isichar]

BladyMZ wrote...

Thanks to this thread I went to check out Casey's Twitter account (which I used to monitor hourly before ME3 launch). Dear Lord, not a word from the Project Director about his game all this time? I mean, if we all accepted the endings they gave us, he propably would be like OPARATION HYDRA!! or NEW WEAPONS PACK etc. but with all this (justified) hate towards endings (which he talked about ONCE in some small interview week after game launch) there is like no way to go - he pretends all is well, he gets smacked. He admits failiure, he gets swamped. He took only possible option - synthe... I mean - vacation

Maybe hes just been working endlessly day and night to make the extended endings better and has no time to tweet?
One can only hope...

Or dare i say it...

*speculate*

Modifié par Isichar, 18 avril 2012 - 12:16 .